It's a retreat, a sanctuary for love and learning. It's our Home! I just finished organizing our "schoolroom" (a.k.a. dining room/playroom/back entry - we have a small house!) and wanted to share pictures! I'm very happy how everything is laid out and works! Here it is:
Our school cabinet (found for $32.00), and a microwave stand (found for $5.00) to hold some of our more hands-on science stuff.
The start of our bug collection, using my brother's old bug box from 4-H. Has a cicada and bumblebee in it so far. I did have a hornet and sweat bee but they dried up too much and their heads fell off when I was trying to arrange them in this.
Inside the cabinet are the shelves my Dad built for us with our supplies and books on them, as well as some stuff for Molly do to.
Calendar time and easel, to give the kids a different way to work once in awhile.
MY desk, with the abacus; our number chart; weather chart; and one of many bookcases filled with non-school books and toys. Oh - there are some plants on top but they are awaiting a transplant . . . when I get around to it!
A small play area and our MAPS!
Where all the dirty business takes place, including every meal. :) And door to the "real" office - Daddy's office/Mommy's storage area - until I can talk Daddy into relocating it and letting it be a bedroom again.
And we're back.
As far as kindergarten goes we've decided on the following curriculum this year:
Sing Spell Read and Write (phonics)
Explode the Code (phonics)
Horizons (math)
Five in a Row (covers a little bit of everything)
Building Christian Character (alternate with Heroes)
Heroes for Young Readers (alternates with BCC)
Read our Bible each day and memorize a verse each week.
Science is covered in FIAR plus we do our own thing as it comes to us, i.e. learning all about bugs!
***I forgot to add that we also do Speechercise, to work on Jonah's pronunciation skills. And soon we'll be adding sign language, for Molly too, so we're ready to teach G.I. Joe and communicate with him sooner!
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